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student-run since volume one atelineNewspaper for the University: ofowntown Houston-Downtown VolumeD 44, Issue 6, APRIL 19D – MAY 3, 2010 www.uhd.edu/dateline Which One Will It Be? SEE PAGE 5 CAMPUS NEWS Fine Arts Festival Brings New Gwen Ifill Interview Language and Even Dances to UHD and Overview on Lecture Series SEE PAGE 8 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT SEE PAGE 7 Campus News Page 2 April 19 - May 3, 2009 Dateline : Downtown STUDENT LIFE A Day In The Life at UHD By Alexis Rylander April 14, 2010 CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER Possibly the most common view from the Buffalo Bayou Bridge is the Light Rail. Take your picture before light rail construction begins. The east end light rail construction is beginning and is said to be ready by 2014 according to local reports. There is still construction waiting to happen in the north end line (which is north of One Main). This is one of the topics that will be discussed at the SGA Town Hall Meeting this Wednesday April 21st at 12:00pm in the Special Events Center. There will be free pizza and drinks. April 14, 2010 Shannon Mcmongomery, Junior, 24, Chemistry major, gives blood at the blood drive. April 14, 2010, Manuel Aguirre , Bio Medical Engineering, 20 and Sgt. Cortez at the Spring Health Fair Bayou Bash April 14, 2010, Manuel Aguirre , Bio Med Engineering, 20 and Sgt. Cortez at the Spring Health Fair Spring Health Fair Dateline : Downtown April 19 - May 3, 2009 Page 3 Contact Us Calendar & Notices FIRE PROTECTION April 19 - May 3 Events Calendar Editor-in-Chief ENGINEERING Wilbert Chinchilla April 20 [email protected] 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM Academic Advising Open House Location: (713) 221-8569 Academic Advising Department, S-360 and S-370 Technology* Assitant Editor 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM UHD Faculty Senate Meeting Location: A300 Christina Rodriguez (One Main Building, 3rd Floor, Academic Side). From The University of Houston- [email protected] Downtown (713) 221-8569 April 21 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM Health Workshop: Balls, Bands, and More Can lead to an exciting lucrative career! Copy-Editor Location: N-1099 (One Main Building, North side, 10th Floor). Michael Zamora Dylan Osborne 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Student Government Assocation Town Hall Meeting Location: Special Events Center (One Main Building, Business Manager 3rd Floor, Academic side, A300). Daniel Almanza [email protected] 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM UHD Staff Council Meeting Location: 1099-N (713) 221-8192 (One Main Building, North side, 10th Floor). Staff Writers Amanda White April 22 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM Earth Day Festival Location: South Contriubuting Writers Deck (One Main Building, 3rd Floor, Main Street level, facing Christina Sheets downtown). Luis Galindo Salma Turrubiartes 7:05 PM - 9:00 PM UHD Night with the Houston Astros Frank Raia Location: Minute Maid Park (501 Crawford Street Houston, TX Jaime Puente 77002). $22.00 Field Box Tickets (Section 133). Available for purchase in the Office of Student Activities and Events Contributing Photographers April 24 WHAT IS FIRE PROTECTION ENGINEERING (FPE)? Alexis Rylander 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Club Sports: UHD Men’s Baseball at Texas State University Location: Texas State University (601 Andre DeFreitas “The application of science and engineering principles to University Drive, San Marcos, Texas 78666). Faculty Advisor protect people and their environment from the destruc- Anthony Chiaviello 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM Club Sports: UHD Men’s Baseball at Texas tive effects of fire.” [email protected] State University Location: Texas State University (713) 221-8520 *An Applied Engineering degree, 713-221-8089, www.uhd. April 25 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Club Sports: UHD Men’s Baseball at Texas edu/fpet, Accredited by the Technology Accreditation State University Location: Texas State University Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc. (ABET). 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM Club Sports: UHD Men’s Baseball at Texas State University Location: Texas State University * * As reported in 2001 Profile of the Fire Protection Engineer April 29 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM Hispanic Film Series: “Amores perros” Want attention (2000) Location: A-405 (One Main Building, Academic side, 4th Online Sound-Bites floor). for your next April 30 event? 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM One Main Event Location: Hilton Americas (1600 Lamar Street Houston, TX 77010) $25 tickets. Open to Be sure to email us at the public. Please contact Liza Alonzo for ticket purchase at 713-221-8682 or [email protected]). Datelinecalendar@ gmail.com May 1 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM Houston Dragon Boat Festival Location: Allen Landing (In front of the UHD One Main and Commerce Include contact info, Street Buildings). Fans - 137 Followers - 113 name of event, date, May 4 Come join the discussion on our Come join the discussion on time, location, and a short 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM UHD Faculty Senate Meeting Location: A300 fan page to answer questions twitter and possibly be featured description. (One Main Building, 3rd Floor, Academic Side). Free. Open to that could be featured in @The in The Dateline Downtown. the UHD community. Dateline Downtown. Follow @TheDateline or search uhd at www.search.twitter.com Page 4 April 19 - May 3, 2009 Dateline : Downtown CAB Hosts its 4th Annual Poker Tournament By Amanda White Texas Hold ‘Em.” In addition to and help the school build a name STAFF WRITER poker games, there was plenty for itself. When I first discussed of good food such as pizza and my idea with UHD, I had to The Campus Activity Board popcorn, great music, and a prize clear up issues of gambling (CAB) hosted its fourth annual table that included prizes such as before the university would allow poker tournament April 3. CAB golfing equipment and luggage. passage of the tournaments.” holds the poker tournament every CAB’s President Nicholas The only money that anyone April to raise money for charity. Martinez and Vice President Alex would have to pay at the This year the proceeds will go Mejia were also present playing tournament was the $10 entrance to The House of Tiny Treasures, a game of poker, and greeting fee. a school for homeless youth. In guests as they walked through If you missed the poker addition to raising money for the door. 2006 UHD graduate tournament this year, you’ll charity, the poker tournament is Ubaldo Rodriguez was also have a chance to go next April. also a way for students, faculty, present playing poker. Rodriguez You can look for flyers around and the community to get is the one who initially came campus or logon to CAB’s web together and have fun. up with the idea to host a poker site at http://www.uhd.edu/cab At this year’s tournament, tournament back in 2006. to find out the exact date and only individual poker games were “I enjoy playing poker with location. While you wait for the held, including a learner’s table my friends and I thought a tournament to roll around again, for inexperienced players. CAB’s poker game would be a good you can go to CAB’s web site Vice President Alex Mejia reports, fundraising idea,” Rodriguez said. or to the Student Activities and “In past tournaments, there were “I think the poker tournament Events web site (SAE) h t t p:// other games to play besides poker is also a way for the Houston www.uhd.edu/sae to look for including blackjack, roulette, and community to get to know UHD, more campus events. Photo courtesy of Campus Activity Board (Above) Dr. Tim Redl won the poker tournament and won the first place prize, an HP netbook. Dr. Redl has been a math professor at UHD since 2005. Photo courtesy of Campus Activity Board. (Left) A dealer hands out chips on April 3 at CAB’s 4th Annual Poker Tournament. CAB would like to thank the Academy Sports and Outdoors Corporate Offices in Katy for their wonderful donation. Career Services Holds Careers and Coffee Mixers By Christina Sheets dozens of majors by offering Resume and interview well as what to bring to the and after 2010. Coffee, finger CONTRIBUTING WRITER degree and internship positions. workshops were available for career series itself. foods, and other beverages March 30th was the beginning all students before, during, and Round tables draped with were provided for everyone More than sixty of the event and focused on after the week of the function black cloths were set around attending. Each career day organizations from around Business Analytical majors in order to better prepare them. the Special Events Room lasted from 3 to 5 PM, though Texas participated in a week overall. April 6th through Sessions for each workshop for each organization and it was not necessary to stay long career series to provide job April 8th serviced Science ranged from forty-five minutes name tags were given to each the full two hours. Resumes opportunities in a professional and Technology, Business- to an hour and were designed student. Red, blue, and yellow of each student were sent out environment for University of Relationship based, and Public to help students create and edit colored nametags were used to the organizations during Houston-Downtown students. Service careers. a resume, learn how to dress to designate the graduation the week; however, many The companies catered to and speak in an interview, as date of each student before see MIXER on page 9 Dateline : Downtown April 19 - May 3, 2009 Page 5 CAMPUS NEWS Two Names, One Choice Name Change Meetings Bring Heavy Opinions from Stakeholders By Wilbert Chinchilla and even buildings.